The player, now identified as Overton, was not arrested or charged in the sexual assault case.

The 16-year-old girl who alleged the assault met up with Overton, 22, and others at an apartment near Garfield High School, according to police.

The girl, who police said met Overton online, told investigators she was forced to perform oral sex on him, police said. The girl left the apartment and had family members pick her up in the Central District. She was later taken to Harborview Medical Center for an evaluation, police said.

Police investigated whether the girl gave her consent and concluded there was insufficient evidence to support criminal charges.

“The King County Prosecutor’s Office has conducted its own review and has reached the same conclusion,” a statement from Satterberg’s office said.

“The decision to decline to file felony charges is based on the review of witness statements taken by Seattle Police, including statements from a 16-year old friend of the complaining witness, and two other men who were present in the basketball player’s apartment.”

Overton met the teen and others downtown and allegedly purchased liquor for them on the way to his apartment, according to the prosecutor’s office. Witnesses described consensual sexual contact after the young women consumed the liquor, the statement continued.

The age of consent for sexual contact in Washington is 16.

“A charge of Rape in the Third Degree requires proof that a victim clearly expresses a lack of consent by words or conduct,” the prosecutor’s statement said. “Evidence does not exist in this case to support a charge of Rape in the Third Degree.”

UW basketball coach Lorenzo Romar has not discussed the case in detail, but said he and others were taking the investigation seriously.

Seattlepi.com initially did not name Overton because he was not arrested or charged.